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China's higher education system is world's largest, officials say
By Zou Shuo |
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Updated: 2020-12-03 12:33
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China has built the world's largest higher education system, with more than 40 million students, the Ministry of Education said on Thursday.
Donning academic gowns, students from Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, pose for a graduation photo in front of a landmark building on campus this month. JI DONG/CHINA NEWS SERVICE
The gross enrollment rate in tertiary education increased from 40 percent in 2015 to 51.6 percent last year, said Wu Yan, director of the ministry's department of higher education.
Hong Dayong, director of the ministry's department of degree management and postgraduate education, said 3.39 million students obtained master's degrees and 333,000 earned doctoral degrees in China during the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20) period.
Three million Chinese students are pursuing postgraduate studies this year at domestic universities or research institutes and the country has more than 460,000 postgraduate supervisors, up by almost 100,000 from 2015, he said.
Lei Chaozi, director of the ministry's department of science and technology, said higher education institutions have built more than 60 percent of key national laboratories and their staff members account for more than 60 percent of national high-level talent.
The country invested more than 782 billion yuan ($119 billion) in scientific research and development at tertiary institutions from 2016 to 2019, he said.
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